John Rae (politician)

John Rae OBE (24 August 1904 – 2 December 1979) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party.

Rae in 1964

Biography
New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1949–1951 29th Roskill National
1951–1954 30th Roskill National
1954–1957 31st Roskill National
1960–1963 33rd Eden National
1963–1966 34th Eden National
1966–1969 35th Eden National
1969–1972 36th Eden National

He was born in Auckland on either 4[1] or 24[2][3] August 1904, a son of Annie and Charles Edward Rae. He attended the University of Auckland and became an accountant.[2]

He represented the Roskill electorate from 1949 to 1957, when he was defeated by Arthur Faulkner; and then the Eden electorate from 1960 to 1972, when he retired.[4]

He was a Minister of Housing under Keith Holyoake in 1957 and from 1960 to 1972.[5]

In the 1977 New Year Honours, Rae was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, for public services.[6]

Rae died on 2 December 1979, and he was cremated at Purewa Crematorium, Auckland.[7]

Notes
  1. "Births, Marriages and Deaths". Auckland Star. Vol. XXXV, no. 208. 31 August 1904. p. 6. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  2. Gustafson 1986, p. 338.
  3. Registrar-General historic births online
  4. Wilson 1985, p. 228.
  5. Wilson 1985, pp. 88–89.
  6. "No. 47104". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 31 December 1976. p. 42.
  7. "Burial & cremation details". Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium. Retrieved 26 March 2016.

References
  • Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
  • Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
  • Who's Who in New Zealand (10th edition, 1971)
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